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Orchestrations: John Neufeld, Greig McRitchie

Sound Engineer: Shawn Murphy

Music editor: Jim Henrikson

French horn: James Thatcher

"Dreams to Dream – Finale Version"
Written by James Horner and Will Jennings
Performed by Linda Ronstadt
Produced by David Foster
Synclavier programming by Simon Franglen

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AN AMERICAN TAIL EXPANDED EDITION: OUR EXCLUSIVE REVIEW

After the artistic and commercial success of his first animation project, 1982’s The Secret of N.I.M.H., Disney alumnus Don Bluth (born 1937) and his newly established studio went from a separate entity that produced animation to part of a major marketing machine. This was due to input from and dealings with the business sides of Universal Studios and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin. In fact, Spielberg loved N.I.M.H., lavishing praise on Bluth for sticking to a drawing style that had been all but abandoned since the sixties. In 1984, he asked Bluth to develop An American Tail and before long, Spielberg started[...]

INTRADA ANNOUNCES EXPANDED RELEASE OF AN AMERICAN TAIL!

Intrada is unstoppable! Living in the Age of Airplanes (April), The Boy in Striped Pajamas (May), Batteries Not Included (September), Balto (October), Apollo 13 (January), and now An American Tail! In 10 months, Roger Feigelson and Doug Fake’s incredible label has released six James Horner albums! Six in 10 months! A big thank you to them! 1986 marked James Horner's first contribution to an animated film for young audiences. It was also the first time that Horner set to music (and songs!) a film with the mention "Steven Spielberg presents" (many others would follow), the director of E.T. was indeed co-producer[...]

SIMON FRANGLEN: "THERE’S NOT A DAY THAT I DON’T THINK OF JAMES."

I still remember very well my first and only encounter with Simon Franglen. It was just before the Titanic Live concert in London. Throughout the afternoon during rehearsals I had seen him working alongside James Horner. The depth of their collaboration was evident. On many occasions, he had climbed the railings of the concert hall to access the back of the orchestra to ensure that everything was done properly with the synthesizers. A small detail that shows the perfectionism and professionalism of a musician. Minutes before the concert, while we each waited for friends in front of the Royal Albert hall, I[...]

AWARDS / NOMINATIONS

AWARDS ACADEMY AWARD (1997) Best Original Score Titanic ACADEMY AWARD (1997) Best Original Song My Heart Will Go On from Titanic AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD (1998) Favorite Soundtrack Album Titanic GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD (1997) Best Original Score Titanic GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD (1997) Best Original Song My Heart Will Go On from Titanic GOLDEN SATELLITE AWARD (2002) Best Original Song All Love Can Be from A Beautiful Mind GRAMMY AWARD (1998) Song of the Year My Heart Will Go On from Titanic GRAMMY AWARD (1998) Record of the Year My Heart Will Go On from Titanic GRAMMY AWARD (1998) Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or Television My Heart Will Go On from Titanic GRAMMY AWARD (1990) Best Instrumental Composition[...]

ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS

Oxyman [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Abbey Road Studios (formerly EMI studios) are recording studios in London,England, founded in the year 1931. Their current name is a tribute to the eponymous album of The Beatles who recorded most of their songs there in the 1960s. Several famous bands have recorded there, such as Pink Floyd, and more recently, Oasis and Radiohead. Legendary music composers like John Williams used the studios to record the scores for five films of Star Wars starting with ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ in 1980, and composer James Horner has used Abbey Road Studios many times as his recording[...]